Scottish Labour

The editor of a pro-independence news outlet has defended an article that covered the launch of a website set up by Scottish Labour activists. Angela Haggerty, who edits Common Space, took to twitter to hit back at independence supporters who…

Scotland’s most senior Labour MP has refused to answer questions on the issue of a colleague who admitted making racist and homophobic remarks at a Burns Supper. Lesley Laird, who is the Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, told Radio…

A Scottish Labour MP at the centre of a racism row has been urged to consider his position by a Scottish Govt Minister who himself has been a victim of racism. Transport minister Humza Yousaf said that Hugh Gaffney should…

I offer Henry McLeish another quote from RH Tawney, When men have gone so far as to talk as though their idols have come to life, it is time that someone broke them. I’m afraid Henry is idolising British Labour…

I see there are more calls for the mythical beast known as ‘Scottish Labour’ to ditch Unionism and embrace independence. Former BBC reporter Paul Mason and writer & broadcaster Lesley Riddoch are the latest. I admire the optimism of these…

The split at the top of the Scottish Labour party appears to be widening after Kezia Dugdale’s deputy signalled his backing for SNP claims of a mandate for a second indyref. According to the Scottish Sun, Alex Rowley has said…

At least we have an acknowledgement, of sorts, from British Labour in Scotland (BLiS) that it is not a real party. Which means, of course, that they have been practising a gross deceit on the Scottish electorate for decades. But…

It is frequently pointed out that “Scottish Labour” is not a real political party. Although not often enough to prevent them persisting in the pretence. There is no such party registered with the Electoral Commission. There is only the British…

In his recent blog piece, Pete Wishart MP asked Could SLAB become a party of independence?. The short answer to that is, No! It is, as I pointed out in Breaking BLiS – Part 1, quite impossible for “SLAB” (so-called…